Should I use this old Lian Li case?

[Ynot]

Hi I have this old Lian Li full tower case (USB2)
I'm going for a new build sometime soon and just wondered, should I or could I use this case for it.
Maybe its stupid to use it, ...pity



Thanks in advance.

 

[Ynot]

I like the case but thought, would i regret using it its USB2 sockets.
Forgot to say, I might get a liquid CPU cooler.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...iquid-cpu-cooler-cw-9060026-ww-hs-036-cs.html
Maybe the case is to old to mount a liquid CPU cooler? I don't know, never fitted a liquid cooler before.

Thanks.

 

[Ynot]

You could probably re-wire it for USB 3 if you wanted to!!

Thanks, I don't think I could manage that the new MB would have a good few USB3s but they are at the back.
(I'm keeping an eye on the AMD Ryzen 1800x btw)

 

[Ynot]

Thank you for all that advice, appreciate it, I have a Noctua, inside that PC on an old board.
I powered it up today for the first time after 5 years and it started right away
There is a good board in it too. I used it for video editing for about 4years then about 5 yrs ago I built my present PC.

I thought myself the Noctua was a great cooler but I'm far from an expert. Just reading the forums I thought liquid cooling was best for a 1700 or 1800x.

Sure, I was looking of a new build PC for 4K video editing and was told to get a 6900K but I wouldn't like to spend that kind of money on a chip, even if I could afford it so as you know the 1700 or1800x looked good.
The 1700 would be a lot faster than my current 2700k.

The usb3 hub is a good idea, I would need one with a longish cable then. I use the front USBs often to copy files from my cards to the hard drives.

 

[Ynot]

... it's only a relatively small bump for an extra £100 though.

Thank you so much Legend, I would have thought that sometimes it takes a lot, to get you a little If I'm encoding a 2 hour file I could wait the extra 5 or 10 mins and that extra £100 would go towards the Ram or something

So a Noctua cooler would be perfect for a 1700x

Thank you again.

 

[Ynot]

I converted an old Coolermaster atcs case a while back, similar design by the looks of it. I used a USB.3 front panel jobbie which gave me 4 usb.3 connectors on the front in one of the old cdrom bays. I also modified the whole case to take 120mm fans and ended up installing a corsair H55 exhausting at the rear. So I reckon its doable but it'll take a bit of work "IF" the LianLi case dimensions are similar to my old case. I've got some pics in the "project logs" forum section if you're interested.

Thanks for the info, I'm not sure what to do about a case, that case in the 1st post is in mint condition.
In fact the computer is still working great, it's a pity I can't sell it to someone, it's worth, I think £200 as it is.
If I was to go for a new case I would need one with 4 or 5 5.25 front drive bays and enough room for maybe 6 internal HD drives
And maybe room for NH-D15 cooler or Corsair H110i. I don't need a window in the case don't want a door nor flashy lights